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Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes Near Sitka, Alaska
All four crew members were injured and taken to a hospital as the Coast Guard opened an investigation into the training-flight crash.
- On Monday, a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk crashed near Harbor Mountain in Sitka, Alaska, during a training flight, injuring all four crew members aboard.
- Watchstanders at the Arctic District command center received reports of the crash shortly after 10:05 a.m., triggering an immediate response from Sitka Fire personnel.
- Sitka Fire crews arrived around 11 a.m. and transported all four crew members to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center; "We're a close Coast Guard family," Pam Manns said.
- While the cause of the incident remains unknown, officials confirmed there were no fatalities, and the Coast Guard will conduct a formal investigation into the crash.
- This incident follows a string of three major plane crashes this month, including a fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in California and a separate crash in Missouri.
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Authorities confirmed that there were no deaths and opened an investigation to determine the causes of the accident
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Coast Guard helicopter crashes during Alaska training mission, injuring four crew members
A Coast Guard helicopter crashed during a routine training flight in southeast Alaska on Monday, injuring four crew members on board, according to officials. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed outside Sitka, Alaska, in a sparsely populated area near Harbor Mountain, the Coast Guard announced in a press release. Watch standers at the Arctic District command [...]
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